A near sell-out crowd gathered to see a screening of the powerful new movie “Waiting for Superman” at the Mark Smith Concert Hall yesterday. After the movie, almost 1,000 educators, parents, local dignitaries, business leaders and others moved into the North Hall at the Von Braun Center to hear Geoffrey Canada speak on education reform. After [...]
Parking for Geoffrey Canada Luncheon
Please note that there will be street closures in downtown Huntsville starting Wednesday, Sept. 21 to accommodate set up for Big Spring Jam 18. Click here to see a map of street closures and parking options. There will be free parking for the Geoffrey Canada Luncheon in Lot V (former Meadowgold lot) between the U.S. Post Office and the VBC North Hall. This can be accessed via Clinton Avenue.
Village of Promise Announces Focus Neighborhood
After thorough data analysis, many meetings with community partners and organizations, and much thoughtful reflection, the Village of Promise has decided on the neighborhood surrounding University Place Elementary School to build a pipeline of programs to combat poverty and raise standards of living. The neighborhood’s boundaries are all major thoroughfares: Sparkman Drive to the West, Holmes Avenue to the South (including the Sparkman Homes Huntsville Housing Authority (HHA) community), Pulaski Pike to the East, and Oakwood Avenue/Rutledge Drive to the North.
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Fund Raising For the Journey
WOW! It’s amazing to think that in less than a week, the Geoffrey Canada event will be here. In the year since his commitment to speak, the tireless efforts of the entire Village of Promise team, to include Bobby, Gloria, Matt, and Debbie, have been met with generous support from the giving people of our great community. [...]
Grand opening set for new HEALS Clinic at Madison County Crossroads Elementary School
Congratulations to our friend and partner HEALS on the opening of their new clinic in Madison Crossroads. Connie and the whole HEALS family have supported The Village of Promise from the beginning and has already done great work all over Huntsville. Read more about it at HEALS website, here’s a link to the article in [...]
Ticket Sales End this Friday at 5PM
Please hurry and get your tickets to Geoffrey Canada! The event is next Thursday and ticket sales end Friday at close of business. Click on Geoffrey Canada in the menu above for registration and more information. Don’t miss the education event of the year! Come here about how a community can re-invent itself though education [...]
Shuttered Huntsville school may house non-profit supply shop for teachers
From the Huntsville Times. The Schools Foundation proposes to lease a part of the old Stone Middle School in West Huntsville for a free classroom supply center. What a great idea! Wonder what they’ll do with the rest of the facility? Click here for the rest of the article.
Deep thinker Seth Godin asks a good question…
“Are we going to applaud, push or even permit our schools (including most of the private ones) to continue the safe but ultimately doomed strategy of churning out predictable, testable and mediocre factory-workers?” Read the rest of Seth’s post on his blog at this link.
Kenny Anderson Interviews Harlem Children’s Zone Teachers
Please tune into 90.1 FM Sunday, Sept. 4 at 2 p.m. to hear the engaging interview by Kenny Anderson and learn about the opportunities for changing lives in Huntsville/Madison County.
Schools Foundation Encourages Cooperation, Communication
Matt Fowler, Board Member at Village of Promise had lunch with Scott McLain of the Schools Foundation (www.theschoolsfoundation.org) last week. Scott told us about a great initiative to facilitate communication about education called Speak Up! Here’s some more information clipped from their website, we encourage everyone to signup and join the conversation! Join the ongoing [...]
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